Subantarctic Shearwater vs Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus elegans в сравнении с Puffinus mauretanicus

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Характеристика Subantarctic Shearwater Balearic Shearwater
Научное название Puffinus elegans Puffinus mauretanicus
Отряд Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Семейство Procellariidae Procellariidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Critically Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 36,8 cm (14.5 in) 48,4 cm (19.1 in)
Масса 222,5 g (7.85 oz) 514,8 g (18.16 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Subantarctic Shearwater only

Balearic Shearwater only

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Subantarctic Shearwater

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Subantarctic Shearwater

27–30 cm. Dark above; white below with clean sharp borders; slightly larger than related small shearwaters. Breeds subantarctic islands (Tristan da Cunha, Gough, St. Paul). Ranges in subantarctic Southern Ocean. Separated from Little Shearwater by range and subtle differences.

Balearic Shearwater

30–38 cm. Brown above; variably dirty-white to brown below; often shows brown smudging on flanks. Breeds only Balearic Islands, Spain. Critically Endangered with fewer than 3,000 pairs; faces extinction. Migrates to NE Atlantic; threatened by predators, fishing bycatch, and tourist development.

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